The Dillon tribune., 1887-02-18

end OF i wi1inG STICK, she ;Ho'>'e"e
, s,;,h,,, in her mouth. and carefully
,,,bnd out o. The inside o; '!'e oa''S'
every SUSPICION Of dust and dirt t.acn OF
the winding rifles was made clean ana ''eS
| along its whole course. Then sHs swan
was lightly touched with sweet, ansa'e"
goose fat, that i: might spread fuss pre-
venting film over the interior surface, s"e
| FURNISHED the silver and brass ornaments
and rubbed tic polished stock nno' i
! ehone When no. suspicion OF sol! or
dir. rema;ei any where. the delicate double
triggers were examined and SC, SO that they
would Weld at The stroke of 4 hair 'a''
of lightly oiled tow was placed over o'e
! ni,nIe and another closed the muzzlc.
sThar," said Aaat Debby, setting The
gun back against the logs, "i> ri;'e sha''a
alters do hiss duty, ct the man a'ho'' OF hit
docs hi. Let. acc how the ammunition
I..' 4
I'll. powder horn was found to Be ~e''
filled with powder and the box with caps
bu. there were only few bullets.
"IW run re somc." she said, taking from
a she!fa small iron ladle. few bats OF
lead, aud a pair Of bullet mo'ds. "F"r
more'n hundred years the wo'ne" Nv our
family have run oil the bullets our 'nen
folks shot. They b'licved hit made en-
lucky. Grandfather Fortner killed an In
;un chief acros. the Maunee river &, the
battle Of Fallen Tin,bcrs with bu''e. gran.
mother he! run fur him an markt with
it'll. cross. .A(orc the battle bugun gran
father tuck the bullet outcn his pouch an
nut hi. inter his mouth, until he could get
chance ter use it on big game. lie brot
the chiefs scalp hum ter granmos!er."
II believe the bullets you cast tor me
will do good service said Harry. with sin
certify in his tones.
I'm .ar,in Of hi,," she returned cont.
IDENTITY. Il hev adopted yc in my heart cz
| a son, an | feel toward We es ct We were
ravlly Wv my own kin. know ye'll be
cred;, to ye. self an me-
While the lead was melting upon the bed
! Of Goals she drew out on the hea, tn she sat
in her low chair with her hands o'a.pcd
abou, her knees and her great gray eyes
fixed upon the depths Of mass Of glowing
emt,ers in the fire place, as IL she saw there
vivid pictures ofthc past or revelations Of
the future.
! allow wonderfully bright an CLOWN
hi, is in thar" she said musinglv; hits
purcr an brighter then cnnything else on
arth. Purified hv firc,' the Book says.
Ny God, Thou has sent Thy fires upon
me ex sweepin' food. Hev they purified
me c, Thou wish.? How hit shines an
glows away In thar! Hit seems SO deep
sometimes thet l kin skeercely see the
eend. 4 million times purer an b,igher
is the light tibet shines from the throne Nv
God. TAy'ye lookin' ct ,het now, while
still tarrv heah. Husband an son, when
will go to ye' When will finish the
work the Lord hez fur me ter DO: When
will the day Nv my freedom come: NAV.
be to.morrer--maybe to.morrer."
! She began .ingly softly:
An when shaddcr falls acrost the winde,
Of my room,
When l am workin' my app'insed task.
lit my head to watch the door an ask
! Il He is come;
An the angel answers swectlv
"Onlv \ few more more shadders
An He will COME"
! "Aun, Deoby, honey" said for'ner
rousing himself from rap in his chair
'',hct thar leads burnin'. Better run ve
bullets"
) She started as ii walked from trance
, pressed her slender, thin hands to he
i. eyes for an instant, and then taking IN
.nolds up in her LETT hand she raised III
5 ladlc with her right, filed them from i
, knocked the nodded balls ou, By tap O
: the ,loor and repeated the process wi,
such dexterous 9nickness tina, she ha
made fifty bullets before Harry realize
! that she was fairly a. work.
}, NC men he'd better lay down an g
+ some sleep" she said, as she replaced tt
n n,olds and ladle on the shelf. Yen nee
az yer strength to-morrer. III neck ,hes
n bullets an git together some vi,tles fur It
( trip, an then III lay down awhile. "
h orter start airly-soon ar,er day break"
n They did start early next morning. vi,
Aunt Debby riding upon the roads tn
d wound around the mountain sideA, viii
{. Fortner led the men through the shor,
by.pa.hs.
a. Noon had passed some hou,s and :
q, they saw no signs Of wagons. Aunt dc
i By was riding along 4 road cu. on. OF (,
vt rocks abou. midway up the moun,a